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ljp817's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Grief, and Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gore, Torture, Blood, and War
lilhappyhermit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, and Torture
Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
triple_m's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This book can be a tough read because I love Keera and I just one thing to go right for her without so much resistance and push back haha. I felt so bad for her as she struggling to find acceptance and build trust.
The romance took a back seat to the world building and political plot in this book, which I was fine with. Riven didn’t even show up for like 70 pages or something.
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Confinement and Torture
melissaslibraryy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Genocide, Sexual content, Torture, and War
starrysteph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
mcluster1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Colonisation, and War
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, and Self harm
Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
aliciawhatsthestory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
noellelovesbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. Just wow.
Ever since I read book one I knew I needed more. I needed to see more of Keera's journey and hopefully some happiness.
This book gives us so much...I spend most of today just glued to its pages.
There were ups and downs, surprises, betrayals, and so much more. This volume had me extremely emotional from beginning to end. I will always root for Keera and her happiness 😭
With as emotional and this book made me...I equally am excited and scared of what volume 3 will bring us. 😅
Graphic: Confinement, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual violence
kowhaiii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I do have a few bones to pick with this installent of the series, unfortunately. There are quite a few typos and simple mistakes in this book, which was surprising considering how polished the previous one was. I was sometimes confused by the sentences and had to reread them a few times, and in places the writing was simply incorrect. This took away from the reading experience for me. I'm a stickler for spelling errors and grammar mistakes, alas.
I have mixed feelings on the ending of this book. No spoilers, but there is a big reveal that I didn't think was foreshadowed in a satisfying way. To me the ending was a bit rushed and felt disjointed from the remainder of the narrative. The ending made sense in theory, but is just didn't feel "right", for lack of a better word. Definitely the weakest point in the story for me. I understand fast pacing, but as a reader I needed more time to digest the newly revealed information before the big finale kicked off. Overall this book was great and tore at my heartstrings in all the best ways. I think the ending was a bit of a let down and thus this book pales in comparison compared to A Broken Blade. Great series, great author, and I cannot wait for the next one!
Graphic: Blood, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Police brutality, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail